Improvement in riding-saddles



A. D. JONES. Riding-Saddle.

No. 204,978. Patented June 18., 1878.

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ANSEL D. JONES, OF KIRKSVILLE, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENT IN RIDING-SADDLES.

Specification forming part of'Letters Patent No. 204,978, dated June 18, 1878; application filed May 23, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,ANs11L DANIEL JONES, of Kirksville, in the county of Madison and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Saddle-Trees, of which the following 1s a specification:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a saddletree to which my improvement has been applied, part being broken away to show the construction. Fig. 2 is a vertical and longitudinal section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved tree for riding-saddles which shall be simple in construction, strong, durable, and more convenient in use than trees constructed in the usual way, and which at the same time will effect a great saving of time, labor, and material in manufacturing it.

The invention consists in a saddle tree formed in two separate parts by securing a seat-piece detachably to the bow and bars by bolts, as hereinafter fully described.

A represents the bow or horns fork of the saddle-tree, and B represents the bars. Upon the upper side of-the bow or horns A and bars B is fitted the seat-piece O. The seat-piece O is formed separate from the bow or horns A and bars and horns B, and is secured to the said how or horns and bars detachably by bolts passing through one of said parts and screwing into the other part, or into nuts let into and secured to said other part. The two parts of the saddle-tree are constructed and finished in the usual way.

By this construction the seat-leather D, the

skirts E, and the welts F are clamped between said parts, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to be held firmly and securely in place.

The weaker parts of the tree are stren gthened by metal straps G, nailed or bolted to them, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The drawings represent my invention as being applied to a side-saddle; but it may be applied to a mans saddle with equal facility and advantage.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A saddle-tree formed in two separate parts by securing a seat-piece, O, detachably to the bow A and bars B by bolts, substantially as herein shown and described.

ANSEL DANIEL JONES.

Witnesses:

HUMPHREY TUNSTAL J ONES, SIMON ENGLEMAN Hxccnvs. 

